{"id":37591,"date":"2026-06-25T13:41:05","date_gmt":"2026-06-25T17:41:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/?p=37591"},"modified":"2026-06-25T13:41:07","modified_gmt":"2026-06-25T17:41:07","slug":"loshe-excited-about-new-pd-role","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/25\/loshe-excited-about-new-pd-role\/","title":{"rendered":"Loshe \u201cexcited\u201d about new PD role"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

By BOB SHRALUKA<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

WZBD.com<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI am very excited to serve the city and the department in this new role,\u201d said Derek Loshe after being promoted to deputy chief of the Decatur Police Department.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Loshe replaces veteran police officer Chris Brite, who retired after more than 32 years of service with the department.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Derek Loshe sworn in by Clerk-Treasurer Eran Hackman as wife Marjorie holds the Bible. (Decatur PD photo<\/em>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Police Chief Kevin Gerber called Brite \u201cone of the most loyal, dedicated men I know. This community will never know the sacrifices he’s made to keep this community safe.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Loshe has been with the city PD for 14 years and has moved up the ranks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After five years as a sergeant, he became a lieutenant in December of 2024, at that time assuming many of the duties of longtime officer Mark Cook, who had retired earlier in the year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Before joining the department in Decatur, Loshe worked at the Allen County Jail.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Born and raised in Decatur, Loshe is a 2002 graduate of Bellmont School.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Derek and his wife, Marjorie, as the parents of a daughter, Reese, and three sons: Canaan, Blake and Jaxson.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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His parents are Cheryl and Bill Bosch; his father, Richard Loshe, is deceased.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

FULL STRENGTH: The department is currently at full strength: 20 officers, Chief Kevin Gerber and Deputy Chief Loshe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The newest hire, Officer Kevin Newman, was brought on board several weeks ago to begin local training in order to fill the gap left by Brite’s retirement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Newman will join the training program at the state’s police academy in Plainfield in the September through December session.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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